Tom Kirk

Tom Kirk is Director, Environmental Programs for ABS, located at the corporate headquarters in Houston. The Environmental Performance team is part of ABS' Operational and Environmental Performance Department. Tom leads a team that promotes ABS' environmental performance activities and provides guidance in support of environmental classification, certification and statutory survey work worldwide, and has represented ABS on the IACS delegation to IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee meetings as well as intercessional meetings on reducing greenhouse gases.

Immediately prior to this assignment, Tom served as Vice President of Engineering for ABS Pacific, stationed in Busan. He began his career with ABS in New York City, and over 30 years has held numerous engineering and management positions in ABS offices in the US, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Tom received his undergraduate degree through the dual license program from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY, and an MSE in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University.